The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-07-14
MINNESOTA NEWS.

s. kneles was burned. Loss, 81, 100.
s. Bcrgvin WAS commissioned IT'S post
master at Lambert, Mimi.
Mankato increases its assessed valu-
alton one third for 1887
At Fergus Falls, the warehouses belong
ing to the Standard Oil company burned.
The Milwaukee Il St Paul will remove
its division headquarters from Bird Is
land to Monteyideo.
Hon. Chas. t. Lehmann, OF Montgomery,
received kick from a horse which badly
distigured him.
The confectionery store OF George
Thomas of Mankato was entered and 500
in money and Sllo in goods taken.
At Nerndale. fire destroyed the farm
buildings OF j. y. Wilson. The loss is
heavy, but partly covered by insurance.
At Albert Lea, II. Beck was found guilty
OF selling liquor without II license and was
fined $50 and costs.
Register Coiville and Receiver Maginnis
were sworn in at Duluth. and took their
places as officers OF the Duluth land office.
At Owatonna, p. Bliss stationcr and
book dealer. was closed by attachment.
He W i'll make an assignment.
Mr.. j. ). Anderson OF Austin has been
ter mechanic OF the Milwaukee 4 st. Paul,
having charge OF the Iowa < Minnesota,
Iowa x Dakota.
4 two-year- old girl Of Frank Farrell OF
I.vle town, Mower Co., wandered from
home and was found drowned in Cedar riy-
er.
James d. Claunch, who was injured i'll a
fall from Il water tank died at Austin oil
his injuries. and was buried by the Odd
Fellows society.
George MacLish, a stranger, aged twenty
eight wears. was drowned in the Minnesota
river at Belle Plaine while bathing. One
OF his companions says he was from
Belfast, Ireland.
vt Norman. the four-year daughter
OF 4. c. Earshey fell from a balcony SIX
teen feet and received serious if not fatal
injuries.
Miss Luella Banks OF Minneapolis wants
q divorce from w. H. Banks, who, she
says, has got married twice since leaving
her.
In the case of Catharine Follman vs.
the city Of Mankato for S1O,0 personal
injuries, the Jury returned a verdict OF $500
for the plaintiff.
The state dental society will meet in
Minneapolis July IS, IL and Is. About
125 are expected. The meetings will be
held at the Nicollet and the clinics at the
Minnesota College hospital.
The suicide OF a young man named Burt
Wood is reported from Amboy. He shot
himself in the head with rifle twice, ter
ribly mutilating his face, and lived about
twelve hours in great pain. He was aged
twenty-five, and did the deed IN tit OIL
temporary insanity.
Z. Blake aged seventy.four died at his
home in Mankato recently OF cancer in the
stomach. He leaves family OF seven
sons and four daughters, several OF whom
reside in Mankato. where he has lived for
many years.
At Mankato, there has been paid into
the city treasurer S15, 600 under the high
license law, thirty licenses having been
taken out at $500 each. Three more will
probably be taken out, making the num-
Der thirty three This is but ten less than
ut the old figure OF $50.
A dispatch from Lumsbord, Fillmore
county says: For the first time in the his
tory OF Southeastern Minnesota an almost
total failure of crops is likely to be expert
enced. The fields are alive with chinch bugs,
and together with drouth they have made
an almost clean sweep OF wheat and barley
and are now attacking corn and oats.
i
ley for feed. The hay crop is a failure
owning to the prolonged hot and dry wealth
err Some farmers are surrounding their
corn fields with tarred boards to prevent
the migration of chinch bugs thithor.
A double wedding occurred at Melrose, In
which Lois Wheeler is united to Clark
Evans OF st. Paul and Miss Ella Wheeler
to Perry Lindburg OF Melrose.
Nf;l-o xvoS shot tbro1,oh
heart by T. T. McDonough in a West Side
ST. Paul saloon. The stricken man stag
gered up the street and dropped dead in the
arms OF his sister. The murderer was
arrested, and acknowledged the crime,
but claims it was in selt-defense. The
quarrel was all about d-o-r-g.
telegram has been received by Adit.
Gen. Seeey from Adjt. Gen. Drum, [. S.
a., containing the following: The sec
rotary of war approves your re-
quest for the detail OF Capt. Groesbeck to
inspect the national guard camp OF Man
kato. The commanding general OF the de.
partnent OF Dakota has been instructed
accordingly by telegraph.
The proposition to issue $40, 900 bonds
in aid OF Duluth, Red Wing, and Southern
railroad was carried in Steele county by a
majority of 1923 with towns all heard from
On the Fourth, at the state prison in
Saltwater, every prisoner was turned
lose in the corridor and the fullest liberty
for conversation and visiting given. Here.
tofore on holiday occasions prisoners were
allowed to visit each other in locked cells
but the long bar was lifted and all came
out into comparative ireedo While the
men were asse mbled, us many as possible
on the lower floor and others in the gal
leries the warden addressed them in few
off-hand remarks, saying that each would
be treated like n man when nothing offend
ing against square shoudered manhood
was manifested. He however, gave time,
warning that infractions OF the rules
would be punished at once and severely.
He commended the mass on their good
conduct, and when he finished great shouts
of approval went up from the impris oned
men. Convicts SHOEMAKER and Lands
arose to remark that the new style oil
discipline and treatment inaugurated by
Warden Stordock had made them more
obedient and patient prisoners and had
added to their own self-respect. A convict
named Jackson said he was q bad man
the privileges, and "when 60 out it will
be with resolve to be better man."
He added, "Others here have said 80.
suppose, but feel it, After time the
imprisoned men were given an unusually
good dinner, and all who wished enjoyed a
good cigar, proffered by the warden.
At the council meeting at Sleepy Eye the
$50, 900 of city fire bonds was sold to the
Merchants bank OF that place at premi-
UNI OF two per cent. The bonds run ten
years and draw per cent interest.
The annual agricultural statement for
Ramsey county prepared by Auditor Kain
shows the following total average planted
this season in the county: Wheat, l ,452
acres; oats 1929; corn, LIB; barley,
1913; rye. 50; buckwheat, 2; potatoes,
1917; beans. 12; sugar cane, Is; hay,
3,437; other produce, ESQ; total cultivat.
ed acreage, 49, 72.
The contract for building the extension
OF the sewerage system of st, Cloud was
awarded to e. T. Sykes e. Co., OF Minneap.
oils for $4,000.
Daniel L. Tucker died at Hillsdale,
OF cancer OF the stomach, aged seventy six
years. He was q resident Of NiningeI
twelve years. removing to Grant county in
1882.
A pension certificate was found upon
the body OF the unknown person in the
town OF Eagle Creek, Scott county. It is
dafed Nov q 1891 in favor Of Private